All the Small Things

The beginning of my work week was small. I left the airport through a small terminal, and rode on a plane with only 13 rows. We didn’t even have a jet-way when we exited. We just climbed down the stairs of the plane. The turbulence was pretty extreme. I thought we were going to fall from the sky. Adventurous times. We only had one flight attendant. I’ve only ridden a plane that small once before, so it was fun.

Today we presented at the fairgrounds in Chowchilla California. It’s a beautiful stretch of country filled with orchards. The apricot trees are in full bloom and I felt like singing ‘popcorn popping.’ The people here are quaint and down to earth. Lovely people with lots of character. I don’t know that they’ll be successful on the internet, but they’re wonderful people regardless. Next door to the hall we rented for the presentation is the local RV dump. Certainly a change from the bold carpets and dramatic light fixtures of hotel ballrooms.

Despite the small people, places, and planes of the past two days I’ve been having some big dreams. Most of the people I work with are wildly successful in more than one area of their lives, and it’s engendering an adventurous spirit in me that makes me want to go out and be wildly successful myself.

I’m being impetuous right now. I bought some Crest Whitestrips and I’m trying them out. They’re weird – and gooey. They guarantee satisfaction though, so I hope they work. We’ll see.

This is my fourth week in a row on the road. What this means is that I paid for rent in February and then spent a total of about 4 days in February in my house. That’s some expensive storage. With any luck I’ll be buying a house soon, so it won’t really matter.

“How to Win Friends and Influence People” is a great book.